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The Cartagena Roman Theatre Museum Foundation, which integrates Autonomous Region, the city of Cartagena and Cajamurcia Foundation organizes this Saturday, August 29, the night visit 'The theater under the moonlight', coinciding with the last night of the full moon of the month.
Attendees will conduct a night visit to the emblematic work driven by Augustus in the old Carthago Nova.
The tour will begin at the museum, with the help of a guide, to lead the Roman Theatre under the moonlight and to the imposing space cávea.
The general director of Cultural Heritage and member of the board of the Foundation, Maria Comas, said "the success that involve activities such as this visit, which attracted client loyalty to the museum and the public will have the opportunity to know the keys of Roman civilization and to discover some of the best archaeological pieces. "
In room 1 of the museum, which houses the collection of monumental architecture, necessary to understand the architecture of the theater building through the exhibition of original pieces, a model and other key educational elements will.
The company bases its architectural elements, cornices and especially capitals becomes the Roman Theatre of Cartagena a magnificent example of public and monumental architecture of the time of Augustus, whose image presides space as benefactor of the city.
In Hall 2, visitors will approach the theater in antiquity, where, in addition to its recreational function, the building was the stage for political and religious propaganda of Augustus himself, who was personified in the Roman Theatre in Cartagena by two young princes, Gaius and Lucius, who also had to participate in its financing and probably the choice of ornamentation.
As in other Roman cities also they participated in financing the members of the most prominent families of the city, as Lunius and Postumios.
The contemplation of the altars and inscriptions, will allow visitors to understand all the keys of patronage and political advocacy in ancient times.
The dramatized visit to the Museum of the Roman Theatre, which also hosts until mid-September the exhibition of Salvador Torres 'Teatrum', will begin Saturday at 21:30 hours.
For further information and reservations places are limited you can call the following numbers 960 504 802 and 969 500 093.
Source: CARM
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